Waldorf Wave 3.v - Manual (Page 64)

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PPG Wave 3.V User´s Manual 64
generated and the diagonal line in the graphic shows the
attack stage over time.
As soon as you play a note the envelope moves through
the wavetable positions generating different waveforms
over time.
The decay stage would move through these waves in the
opposite direction while ultimately holding a certain wave
at its sustain stage. When you release the note, the
envelope decays to zero.
Most Wavetables are created so that they start with a
hollow wave at position 0 and go through increasingly
brighter waves up to position 59. This results in a
behaviour similar to a low pass filter so that they can be
controlled conveniently by an envelope.
If Attack is 0 and Decay set to a medium value you get a
percussive sound, if you turn up attack, you get a soft
sound start.
You can also use an LFO to modulate the wavetable
position and, depending on the selected LFO Shape, you
might get a wave scanning that goes back and forth
(triangle), only into one direction followed by a hard reset
to the origin (sawtooth up or down) or between only two
waves (square)..
Using the Keyboard to access certain Waves
There are sounds with very strong so-called fixed formants
caused by a resonant body, e.g. a human voice or a choir,
where you need a different waveform for every key.
This can be achieved with the KEY -> WAVES parameter.
If its set to +100%, a different wave is played for every
key. Because usually the lower notes have the richest
harmonics and these waves are located at the highest
position in most wavetables, this parameter acts reversed.
So, set WAVES OSC to 59. Then the wave position
59
48
32
16
0
Wave
Position
Running through the
envelope attack stage
generates this audio signal
Time